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Hodgson, Kenneth Hassall, son of Sir Gerald Hassall Hodgson (qv); b. 11 Mar. 1934; adm. Sept. 1947 (G); left July 1952; computer systems analyst, Rolls-Royce Ltd. 1965-7; systems man., Save & Prosper Group 1967-70; project man., IBM (UK) Ltd. 1971-93; consult., Great Eastern Railway 1994-7, retd.; m. 31 May 1969 Jill Mitchell Mcinnes, sister of Ian James Fulton (qv); d. 3 Dec. 2012.

Hobman, James Linacre, son of Joseph Burton Hobman, editor Westminster Gazette, of Wimbledon, and his first wife Margaret, d. of James Linacre of Sheffield; b. 14 Jan. 1910; adm. Jan. 1924 (G); left July 1928; King's Coll. Lond. 1938; a musician; d. 13 Jan. 1983.

HOLLAND, ERSKINE WILLIAM, brother of Thomas Agar Holland (qv); b. 18 Apr 1804; adm. 9 Jun 1817 (G); Min. Can. 1818; left Christmas 1818; Cadet, EICS Madras 1821; Ensign, 9th Madras Native Infantry 27 Apr 1822; Lieut., 20 Nov 1823; served in Burmese War 1824-6; res. in England 14 Mar 1827; Worcester Coll. Oxford, matr. 23 Mar 1827; BA 1830; MA 1834; ordained deacon (Rochester) 1831, priest (Chichester) 24 Jul 1831; Curate, Arlington, Sussex 1831-2; Rector of Warehorne, Kent 25 May 1832-8; Vicar of Arlington, Sussex 12 Feb 1834-8; Rector of Dunsfold, Surrey, from 12 Jun 1838; m. 29 Sep 1836 Caroline Bennett, dau. of W. Gray; d. 20 May 1888.

HOLLINGBERY, ---; b.; in school list 1797 (G).

HOLLINGBERY, CHARLES; b. 29 May 1813; adm. 25 Sep 1826 (G). [Presumably Charles Hollingbery, son of Capt. John Hollingbery [check Regt.; perhaps Lieut., 34th Foot 29 Mar 1799; perhaps Capt., Sussex Militia 26 Feb 1805], and Charlotte, dau. of St. John Charlton, Apley Castle, Shropshire, bapt. St. Laurence, Exeter 11 Jun 1813].

Hollins, Cecil Braithwaite, son of the Rev. William Tyndale Hollins, Vicar of St. James, Clapham Park, Surrey, by Priscilla Anna, daughter of George Foster Braithwaite, of Kendal, Westmorland; b. May 16, 1898; adm. April 26, 1912 (G); left April 1916; joined 28th Batt. London Regt.; 2nd Lieut. 5th Batt. Grenadier Guards Sept. 7, 1916; wounded; Lieut.; served on the circulation staff of the Sunday Express and Daily Mail; circulation manager, Sunday Express 1935-9; wholesale newsagent at Devonport since 1939; served in Great War II; Lieut. R. A.R.O. Grenadier Guards; temp. Capt. May 25, 1941; m. June 1, 1937, Grace Jeanette, daughter of Edward Stacey, solicitor, of Ugley Green, Essex.

Holloway, John Astley, son of Percy John Holloway, asst. Comptroller to the Viceroy of India, and Magdalen Frances Astley, d. of Edward Hugh Stanley Champneys of Sellindge, Kent; b. 5 Sept. 1923; adm. Sept. 1937 (G); left July 1939; RA 1943-5 (Lieut. ); Tube Investments Ltd. 1947-83; retd.; m. 27 Aug. 1949 Nina Margaret, d. of Surgeon-Capt. John William Craig RN, of Kirkcudbright; d. 22 Feb. 2011.

HOLMES, CHARLES EDWARD MOLLOY, son of Rev. Edward Molloy Holmes, Rector of Marsh Gibbon, Bucks., and Emily Georgiana --- (IGI); b. 7 Jul 1858; adm. 30 May 1872 (G); left Christmas 1872; at Cheltenham Coll. Jan 1873 – Easter 1876; architect (1881 Census); subsequently a rancher in North America; d. Apr 1893.

Holmes, Edward Tilt, brother of Stephen Lewis Holmes (q.v.); b. Feb. 4, 1905; adm. Sept. 26, 1918 (G); left Aug. 1922; Univ. Coll. Reading; Diploma in Agriculture 1926; Superintendent of Agriculture, Nigerian Civil Service, 1926; Senior Agricultural Officer, Sierra Leone, 1940, and Nigeria 1944-53; m. 1st Nov. 17, 1934, Nancy Elizabeth Sheila Argyle, daughter of Arthur George Johnson, L.R.C.P. and S. (Ed.) of Hull; 2nd Nov. 5, 1946, Catherine Edith Mary, widow of Lieut.-Cdr. Michael Skinner, R. N., and elder daughter of D. MacDonald, of Shanghai; d. 20 Apr. 1980.

Holmes, Robert Edward Ingram, son of J. W. Holmes, of Wallington, Surrey; b. Dec. 7, 1898; adm. Jan. 18, 1912 (G); left April 1917; 2nd Lieut. 5th (Res.) Batt. Grenadier Guards; Ch. Ch. Oxon., matric. Michaelmas 1919; B.A. 1922; silver medallist, R. Academy of Drama­tic Art; an actor; frequently appeared on the London stage and was a regular member of the Repertory Players; 2nd Lieut. R. A. Sept. 21, 1939; d. of wounds July 10, 1945.

Robert Edward Ingram Holmes was born at Wallington, Surrey on the 7th of December 1898 the second son of James Wallace Holmes, an East India merchant, and Edith Mary Annie (nee Ingram) Holmes of “Cotleigh”, 5, Stanley Park Road, Wallington in Surrey. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Grant’s from the 18th of January 1912 to April 1917. He was appointed as Monitor in January 1917.
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, Grenadier Guards during the Great War and served overseas. He matriculated for Christ Church, Oxford in 1919 and graduated with a BA in 1922. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he won a Silver Medal, and became an actor with frequent appearances on the London stage as well as being a regular member of the Repertory Players. He played Laertes in the modern dress version of Hamlet at the Kingsway Theatre, London in 1925. He appeared in the film drama “The Rosary”, directed by Guy Newall in 1931, in the part of Concannon in the comedy film “Hyde Park Corner”, directed by Sinclair Hill in 1935 and in the part of d’Allery in the comedy film “The Gay Adventure” also directed by Sinclair Hill in 1936.
Following the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Royal Artillery and rose to the rank of Lance Bombardier before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on the 21st of September 1939. He was dismissed from the army on the 16th of December 1942 following a Court Martial.
He died at “'Houghton”, Petworth Road, Wormley, Godalming, Surrey
His death is not recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission as he was no longer in the army at the time of his death.